Weldon, Northamptonshire

Weldon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire, two miles due east of the town centre of Corby.
It is administered by Corby Borough Council; at the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 1,644 people.
While still a defined village, as of 2005, it is under great pressure to expand and consequently risks becoming a suburb of – or engulfed by – its neighbour. Weldon is at the crossroads of the north-south A43 trunk road which bypasses it to the west and the A427 that, locally, provides a route to Market Harborough westbound and Oundle eastbound; traffic on this road is "calmed" by an extensive scheme. The King's Arms public house was demolished and replaced with housing.
Weldon currently has three public houses, the CAMRA-approved Shoulder of Mutton, The George, formerly a 17th-century coaching inn, and The Woolpack. The Church of St Mary is an early-13th century limestone built church...